Given the US has seen yet another record of opioid overdose deaths, it is more apparent that marijuana is not helping.
Increased deaths strongly correlates with more states legalizing for medical and recreational purposes
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-deaths-covid-19.html
The preliminary data from CDPHE for 2020 (4th quarter numbers will likely go up once finalized in a few months) is almost unbelievable.
Compared to 2019 alone, in one year in Colorado there has been:
Prescription opioid deaths 78.5% increase
Fentanyl deaths: 110.9% increase
Coca...